小青 (xiǎo qīng) — (botany) indigo plant (Indigofera tinctoria); (name) Xiaoqing, a common name for a young female servant or maid in traditional stories
Definition
A traditional term with two distinct senses: the indigo plant (Indigofera tinctoria) used for dyeing cloth, and the name Xiaoqing, famously the maid in the Legend of the White Snake.
noun
(botany) indigo plant (Indigofera tinctoria)(name) Xiaoqinga common name for a young female servant or maid in traditional stories
Examples
- 小青。Gǔ dài rén yòng xiǎo qīng lái rǎn bù.Ancient people used the indigo plant to dye cloth.
- ，小青。Chuán shuō zhōng, bái shé de shì nǚ jiù jiào xiǎo qīng.In the legend, the white snake's maid is called Xiaoqing.
- 小青。Zhè piàn tián lǐ zhǒng le hěn duō xiǎo qīng.This field is planted with a lot of indigo plants.
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